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Foreign tourist assaulted by security guard after being denied entry at Don Mueang


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13 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

After the Phuket mass drownings, the Thais are, so to speak, bending over backwards to keep the Chinese tourist flow and money happily coming.

 

From the article, it sounds like the Chinese guy was correctly denied entry and may have been otherwise misbehaving. But regardless, I don't think any of that justifies an airport security guard taking a swing at the guy.  In that regard, he probably deserves to lose his job, but not because the Chinese guy was in the right.

 

 

Makes a change from them bending over forwards for them for years I suppose.... 

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He was just doing his job, unfortunately he was not trained properly to do it effectively 

(employers fault) The Chinese guy should have been taken to the ground , handcuffed 

& taken to the holding pen for further action. Apologies through the Embassy,,, come on

the guy was flouting the entry restrictions

In America & some other countries he may have been shot

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Why an apology to the Chinese Embassy? This idiot was trying to enter Thailand illegally. I hope he was deported and not shown a "back door" entry as compensation. Unfortunately I have met many Chinese who think they are the best thing since "sliced bread" or should I say "flied lice"

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1 hour ago, steve73 said:

Yet again, a TV topic that generates totally opposing views.

Who was right, Tourist or Security Guy?

Musk or Unsworth?

Kiwi or Motorcyclist in Rayong?

Brexit, leaver or remainer?

The list is endless, but I wonder, do the same people always fall on the same side of the divide from my own position..?

The kiwi should charge the motorcycle family for repairs 

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According to the report- the man was denied entry and as we all know one must then go to the holding area and await the next flight out.  The guard was within his right to stop the man and escort him back to the secure holding area. The Chinese must have said something that really angered the Thai guard hence the guard action.  He should be counselled on ho to handle  these situations but not fired.

 

I don't know what happened to the Chinese but I will bet he was allowed to enter Thailand and got an apology.

 

As one poster mentioned- the Chinese need to be  controlled- Thai guards need to stop these people from destroying waiting areas. It is only a matter of time before there is a physical confrontation.

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23 hours ago, worgeordie said:

So the guard will lose his job, for doing his job,he had been denied 

entry to Thailand ,so goes on walkabout in airport,he refused to stay

in the detention room!,sounds like he was trying to enter Thailand anyway.

regards worgeordie

Omg he’s doing his job yes but he doesn’t do his job by assaulting folk are you ????deed ????????????????

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6 hours ago, schvonsky1 said:

Omg he’s doing his job yes but he doesn’t do his job by assaulting folk are you ????deed ????????????????

 

Correct.. He should have used his formally issued and authorized weapon, whether that was a baton, taser, or firearm.

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Biting the hand that feed them.  Typical of Thailand.  The world has been very forgiving of Thailand but many nations don't come here anymore.  Can't they see they are running out of new Countries?

 

People in these positions need to be trained correctly and understand other cultures and the way they react.  Just another day in Thailand with some embarrassing themselves in public, on social media.

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2 hours ago, Kieran00001 said:

At the very beginning of the clip the security guard has his hand up in the passengers face pushing him away from him when the man swings his arm over the security guards' and toward his head, that is when the security guard tries to strike the passenger. 

 

I must be blind ( but I did get new specs last week so I doubt it ), but I see the tourist bring his arm to stop the security guard shoving this forceful hand into his face, and he was successful by pushing it down and away. Towards his head ? Ummm, maybe u need new specs too ? The tourist might be an AH, but in no way did he attempt to strike the guard during that clip.

 

 

 

 

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18 minutes ago, FitnessHealthTravel said:

Biting the hand that feed them.  Typical of Thailand.  The world has been very forgiving of Thailand but many nations don't come here anymore.  Can't they see they are running out of new Countries?

 

 

Care to elaborate on the "many" countries that don't go to Thailand anymore?

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12 minutes ago, Ks45672 said:

Way less farangs come here than even just a decade ago

Go check out the actual statistics online and see just how wrong you are. Arrival numbers are more than double what they were 10 years ago. 

Look at the "arrivals by country" table. Not one "farang" country has numbers down on where they were in 2008.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Thailand#Annual_statistics

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7 minutes ago, SammyT said:

Go check out the actual statistics online and see just how wrong you are. Arrival numbers are more than double what they were 10 years ago. 

 

Where are they all hiding? 

The bkk bar scene is dead and pattaya is not much better

Even khao San Road is a shell of its former self

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5 minutes ago, Ks45672 said:

 

Where are they all hiding? 

The bkk bar scene is dead and pattaya is not much better

Even khao San Road is a shell of its former self

Yeah, dunno. But those are presumably accurate numbers. I guess the majority of tourists probably don't frequent red light bars or Khaosan Road these days?

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28 minutes ago, sandmonster said:

 

I must be blind ( but I did get new specs last week so I doubt it ), but I see the tourist bring his arm to stop the security guard shoving this forceful hand into his face, and he was successful by pushing it down and away. Towards his head ? Ummm, maybe u need new specs too ? The tourist might be an AH, but in no way did he attempt to strike the guard during that clip.

 

 

 

 

 

His arm comes from being down by his side to being next to the security guards head, it looks as though he actually touches his shoulder, the police in the US have the right to kill you if you touch them like that, that is all I am saying.

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3 hours ago, Spidey said:

 

And you are an affront to all logic. How does the Tiannaman square incident relate to a security guard swinging a punch in an airport? It was you that used a tragedy to make a cheap point.

 

Why don't you try comparing the security guard's action to 9/11? that might impress your pals.

 

 

i thought tianamen square comment was levity.  i dont know about security guards at 9/11 but police and firemen were heroes, many of them making the ultimate sacrifice. the planners behind 9/11 were no heroes.

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I am extremely sorry for the security guard for exposure to this Chinese drama Queen who was denied entry by immigration, and the resulting groveling by the authorities to protect arrivals . Same drama rubbish happened in Sweden at a hotel last week where the guests arrived at 1am or so for a stay booked from 2pm onwards, and expected to nevertheless check in early FOC. Personally, I have had to also deny entry several times to those who booked for a stay from 2pm onwards , but deliberately arrived 14 hours early expecting not having to pay, and threating with the police, which is meaningless to me. These travelelers also tend to show up with more people than booked, who 'sneak in' sometime later.

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